Hi Joseph, Interestingly, 3.9.0-rc4 does work well; there's no kernel panic on startup, and I get to a usable desktop. Nouveau is loaded fine.
Here's the version I tested: Linux version 3.9.0-030900rc4-generic (apw@gomeisa) (gcc version 4.6.3 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-1ubuntu5) ) #201303232035 SMP Sun Mar 24 00:36:21 UTC 2013 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1109309 Title: [Dell Studio XPS 1340] nouveau driver causes kernel panic when entering graphics mode To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1109309/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs